When cherries are in season, we make pie! This vegan Cherry Pie with a buttery classic pie crust is made using sweet, fresh, amazing summer cherries, a hint of sugar, some flour and vegan butter. Lets have some pie!..
This recipe is simple and easier than you may think! And you do not need a cherry pitter! Do not let that stop you. I simply use a knife or my fingers to pull out the cherry pits. But if you DO have a cherry pitter, feel free to use it.
This is a classic, very buttery crust. It tastes amazing. It is rich and flaky and YES contains its fair share of calories and white flour. But I went classic for this pie. If you want to use a gluten free flour blend, or lighten up on the butter or substitute with coconut oil, you can play around, but results will vary.
Pick up a big bag of cherries and make this very vegan pie!
Need help making a homemade pie crust? Check out my how-to video.
Vegan Cherry Pie
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Published 07/13/2014
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cups organic white flour
- 1 cup vegan butter, chopped into small bits
- 1 tablespoon vegan sugar
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoon cold water
- 5 ½ cups pitted cherries
- ¾ cup vegan sugar
- ⅓ cup corn starch or arrowroot powder
- ½ teaspoon fresh lemon zest (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 415 degrees.
- Pit all cherries and place in a large mixing bowl. Add the ¾ cup sugar, corn starch and optional lemon zest. Toss well, set aside.
- Prepare dough. Combine the vegan butter bits, flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl. I use a food processor or mixer to "blend" up the vegan butter and flour to form a crumbly mixture. Then fold or slowly beat in the water until it thickens and starts to bind. Using hands, roll into two dough balls. Wrap balls in plastic wrap or wax paper and place in the freezer for at least ten minutes to help the dough firm up a bit for rolling out. OR you could skip this step and just roll out, just roll out with care since the dough will be very delicate and soft.
- Roll out one ball of dough and place on a well-greased pie dish. Press dough into the dish to fit it. Bake this bottom layer for 8-10 minutes then remove from oven.
- Pour cherries into bottom crust.
- Roll out second ball of dough to be as thick or thin as you would like your lattice crust. Slice into strips and arrange on top of cherries.
- Bake at 415 for 20 minutes. Then reduce heat to 400 and bake for another 35 minutes. Cool for at least an hour before serving.
Yield: 1 pie
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 30 mins.
Cook time: 00 hrs. 55 mins.
Total time: 85 mins.
Tags: dessert,pie,vegan,cherries,summer,fruit,crust
Laura Wilson says
Hi! Thanks for the post
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Irreverent Redhead says
This is my first cherry pie. I made a few clafoutis a few weeks ago and bought a cherry pitter to help with that task. Last week, I made my first lattice crust pie, a peach one. So I'm really pleased that today I was able to put the lattice crust on a cherry pie. Looking forward to the results. I did reduce the oven temp to 350 after 15 minutes because I used ½-inch lattice strips and they were baking fast. Update after cooking: this was a very unappealing pie. The fruit did not soften (probably because I reduced the heat) and it was more like cherry soup than pie. I used the Crisco pie crust recipe and that was the best part of the pie. I'm trying it again today without a lattice crust and coarsely chopping the fruit before I put it in the crust.
Έφη Σωτηράκη says
I just did the crust! I used less water than the recipe's directions. Maybe it was the butter because it was soft (it was on the refrigerator). I cannot wait to see how it will become!!!
Kathy Patalsky says
Yay!! Yes water can vary in a crust for sure. Usually depending on flour dryness too. Enjoy!!
Alina Zavatsky says
My first time ever making a pie crust from scratch, and I've got to say, it turned out perfect! So easy to make and work with. The pie is in the oven right now, can't wait to see the final result!
Kathy Patalsky says
yay!! I love hearing that! congrats!
Suzanne says
I just went cherry picking yesterday. Didn't know how I was going to deal with pitting all the cherries, but my neighbor suggested using the blunt end of a chopstick to push the pit out, just push where the stem was. I was surprised how fast, easy, and well it worked! And now I have a cherry pie in the oven!
Jessica Wolski says
Beautiful 🙂
Angela Gilmore says
I made this pie and it was just as good as it looks! Also I felt like a total rockstar making my first lattice crust!
lazysmurf says
Smoothie straws and a wine bottle work perfect for cherry pitting, I just learned that trick this season!
Renard Moreau says
[ Smiles ] Too bad I wasn't around to help you eat that cherry pie!
Allie says
I JUST made a very vegan and cherry (+ blueberry) pie yesterday! All these juicy organic cherries and berries laying around.. the answer is always pie! Glad to see we're on the same brainwave - this looks delish! xx
John Hartil says
Oh delicious, I adore cherry pie but have never baked one
Warm Vanilla Sugar says
This pie looks perrrrrrfect!!! Love it!
BabyJune says
That looks amazing! Nothing like an old fashioned homemade cherry pie. 🙂
Sarah Ferris says
Sometimes classic is best, even if it's not as healthy. this looks amazing! thanks 🙂